Carrie Dashow is a NYC-based interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of video, performance and visual arts. Her often-participatory work, which includes community, historical and municipal-based projects, examines the undercurrents of authority, subjectivity and an indebted relationship to location. The resulting combinations of performance, video, books, structures and songs involve the audience in tactile, truer than true experiences, providing the opportunity for re-negotiation. Her participatory-style performances among diverse audiences reveal a momentary sense of community and possibility. Much of her work takes place in social and collective situations, either on the street, in communities, galleries or classes. Read full bio »

If you missed the last premiere version of 1000 Fingers of Decision (see last post) at the New York Hall of Science. Come see this made for this space RE-DO version of 1000 Fingers of Decision, bringing kids and families through some of the choices we can make in the face of Climate Change. The project features, many questions, fingerprinting opportunities and a great video bringing you through several relevant choices, and starring the wonderful cast of the NYSCI original project (Vienna, Steve, Isaiah, Nicholas and Athena, See below).
Produced by the New York Hall of Science, with Professor of Bio-ethicist, Matthew Liao as part of ACCESS Artist Scientist Collaborations, the piece is now included in ARTech – The whole show is for kids. 451 -450 West 14th Street.
It’s Free, but must go online to get a space: https://artech.splashthat.com/

Part of NYSCI’s ACCESS Artist Scientist Collaborations.
Over the summer I was introduced to Professor of Bioethics, Matthew Liao, and asked to make something out of his prospects of human engineering to better ourselves in the face of climate change. Combining his theories with my own feelings of the necessity of inter-connectedness with planet to further benefit both the natural an human worlds, I devised 1000 Fingers of Decision, where you are invited to make choices on how to proceed.
A very interactive piece, with a Cast of Characters!
Starring: Athena Barat, Nicholas Giordano, Eric Drasin, Vienna Enos and Isaiah Price. Sound Effects: by Suzanne Thorpe and extra Thanks: to Draga Susanj and Asia Sosnowski for help making the 1000 Fingers (of decision).
Looking forward to tomorrow! and Hope you can make it!

1000 Fingers of Decision is a project re-envisioning our actions as human beings in the face of climate change. Working with Philosopher of Bioethics, Matthew Liao, whose inventive and thought-provoking work regarding choices in re-engineering humans to make a better planet and lessen our carbon footprint (ranging from engineering smaller people who would require less energy and resources; to wearing patches that cause allergic reactions that would force vegetarianism to lessen livestock and greenhouse emissions), this project investigates human options with regard to the planet.

On January 13, 2016, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm join Carrie Dashow, a.k.a. Yesiree the Public Notary, in her performance Mutual Life Assistance. Channeling the legal power vested in her by the State of New York into an artistic gesture, the Oath of Growth performance empowers individual citizens in a binding ceremony with the earth and self-stewardship. During the performance, the citizens of Oakland are invited to take under their personal care, while performing an official, legally binding oath, a new Calendula seed to be planted near City Hall at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. At the end of each individual oath of growth, participants should anticipate a notarized, legally binding certificate, community congratulatory cheer, a special song and dance, and lighthearted, but legally binding, merriment. Participants will be required to show their photo ID before the notarization of their oath.

Later that day, Pro Arts invites the public for a lively discussion with the artist Carrie Dashow on the topic of Participatory Practice: Community-Based Action for Transformative Change. Carrie looks forward to discussing with audiences her own artistic practice and performing a group notarial act, conceived to empower the individual and the community and to inspire cultural equity, collaboration, and mutual respect and support.

“Keeper of the smallest plant, I do.”

Premiering ‘best of’ the past.. 11 years?!

14th Street from Avenue C to the Hudson River

Recalling The Lottery of OK Oaths, as performed by Yesiree in 2007, Union Square, this year, more apropos to my newer upstate life,

“Keeper of the smallest plant, I do.”

Yesiree the Public Notary will perform Mutual Life Assistance with new seedlings and interested street visitors who will together conduct an Oath of Growth and take under their care – their own and earth care, as witnessed by the state of New York.

Panel discussion on the shifting climate and our new roles – as artist, land, water or tree.
My take: Nature as the Prime source.
Yesiree the Public Notary to collectively perform,

‘The Clean Water Act’ (anti fracking song written by Carrie and Suzanne a few years ago) at the Hudson River in Athens around 7 pm. With Notarizations for people, place and water. We are all witnesses.

Here ye, seekers of capitalism, years later, it’s the End of the World and we are wasted.
Come share and Huddle around the flame of the trash can fire in an
All Night Collective reading of the World’s Last Remaining Book! (Possibly because it May be the most printed book next to the Bible!) Can It Help Us Now!!

Meet in a waste barren landscape, imprint of a demolished General Motors Plant, Chevy in The Hole.

Shared reading at the end of the world, discarded copies of the book printed millions of times, can it help us now?

Reading together around a pit fire with in the refuge of outsourced industrialization.
Who is that lone hero of the modern world?

F.A.P.L.C.A.P. Free Accession Public Loan Circulatory Art Policy premiers its poster announcement for the home distribution of exhibition vitrines and introduces the anticipated free the Met@Home publication made up of artist contributions to include Met objects in their homes!

F.A.P.L.C.A.P.a simple vision;

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has dissolved and it’s approximately 2 million artifact collection is sent on rotation through the homes of 8 million NYC residents- this means every New York City home receives approximately 8 pieces per year for one month each (shipping provided by the city).